exister

exister [εgziste]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = vivre, être réel) to exist

• le bonheur ça existe there is such a thing as happiness

   b. ( = se trouver) to be

• ce modèle existe-t-il en rose ? is this model available in pink?

2. impersonal verb

( = il y a) il existe (avec sg) there is ; (avec pl) there are

• il n'existe pas de meilleur café there is no better coffee

• il existe d'énormes insectes some insects are huge

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ɛgziste
1.

verbe intransitif to exist

ce risque existe — this is a very real risk

le savon/la courtoisie, ça existe! — hum there's such a thing as soap/manners, you know!

si le paradis/la justice existe — if there is such a place as heaven/such a thing as justice

la maison existe encore/n'existe plus — the house is still standing/is no longer standing

la loi existe depuis dix ans — the law has been in existence for ten years

exister en trois tailles — [article, produit] to be available in three sizes

ces plantes n'existent que dans les Alpes — these plants are found only in the Alps

les enfants me donnent une raison d'exister — the children give me a reason for living

2.

verbe impersonnel to be

il existe un lieu/des lieux où... — there is a place/there are places where...

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ɛɡziste vi

1) [être humain] to exist

2) [chose] to exist

Ça n'existe pas. — It doesn't exist., There is no such thing.

il existe un ... — there is a ...

il existe des ... — there are ..., there are some ...

3) [article, modèle] to be available

Ce manteau existe également en rose. — This coat is also available in pink., This coat also comes in pink.

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exister verb table: aimer

A vi to exist; la route existe-t-elle vraiment? does the road really exist?; les fantômes, ça existe? do ghosts really exist?; les mammouths, ça existe encore? do mammoths still exist?; dans ces banlieues, on existe sans vivre in those suburbs, it's a question of existing rather than living; je n'existe pas pour lui or à ses yeux as far as he's concerned, I don't even exist; ce risque existe this is a very real risk; le savon/la courtoisie, ça existe! iron there's such a thing as soap/manners, you know!; si le paradis/la justice existe if there is such a place as heaven/such a thing as justice; pour lui, le danger n'existe pas for him, there's no such word as danger; la maison existe encore/n'existe plus the house is still standing/is no longer standing; autrefois, l'électricité n'existait pas in the old days, there was no such thing as electricity; la loi existe depuis dix ans the law has been in existence for ten years; cette situation existe depuis six mois this has been the situation for six months; c'est une loi/situation qui existe depuis peu it's a relatively new law/situation; exister en trois tailles [article, produit] to be available in three sizes; ces plantes n'existent que dans les Alpes these plants are found only in the Alps; la pollution existe partout pollution is everywhere; les enfants me donnent une raison d'exister the children give me a reason for living.

B v impers to be; il existe un lieu/des lieux où… there is a place/there are places where…; il n'existe pas de plus belle fleur que la rose there is no more beautiful flower than a rose; il n'en existe pas de plus grand it's the biggest in the world; il n'en existe pas de meilleur it's the best there is.

[ɛgziste] verbe intransitif

1. [être réel] to exist, to be real

ce personnage a bien existé, il vivait au XVII^e siècle this character is real ou did exist, he lived in the 17th century

le savon, ça existe! (familier) there is such a thing as soap, you know!

si elle n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer! (humoristique) what would we do without her!

2. [subsister] to exist

l'hôtel existe toujours/n'existe plus the hotel is still there/isn't there anymore

la galanterie, ça n'existe plus (the age of) chivalry is dead

3. [être important] to matter

seul son métier existe pour lui his job's the only thing that matters to him

4. [vivre - personne] to live

fais comme si je n'existais pas pretend I'm not here

5. (tournure impersonnelle)

il existe (suivi d'un singulier) there is, there's

(suivi d'un pluriel) there are